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Mrs Ava
Hectare
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Broad beans
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June 17, 2004, 23:31:21 »
Picked my broadies today, masses! The kids shucked them for me and I had over a pound of beans! I am the only taker so broad bean risotto, broad bean salad, broad bean salsa, broad bean soup, etc, etc ;D Am I complaining, no chance. And the great thing is, those were my winter sown ones, my spring sown broadies are all fattening up and I reakon are only 2 weeks away from picking.
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legless
Hectare
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Cheltenham, UK
Re:Broad beans
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June 18, 2004, 07:20:50 »
i can't believe how fast the beans grow once they appear! thoroughly recommend broad beans, thinly sliced home grown onion in a lemon juice and olive oil dressing!
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derbex
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I've come about the reaping
Re:Broad beans
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June 18, 2004, 09:27:26 »
Legless, beans cooked or beans raw?
I'n new to broad beans -having been put off by tough-shelled ones as a kid, but am rapidly being converted and will definately grow more next year.
Question to self -why have you been growing overwintering field beans as a green manure when you could have been growing broad beans ???
Jeremy
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aquilegia
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hello!
Re:Broad beans
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June 18, 2004, 09:32:16 »
Someone please remind me to sow some broadies in the autumn. I keep forgetting and then the beans get attacked by blackfly before they produce anything for me to eat. :'( (just feeling sorry for myself today after the parsnip palavar!)
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Multiveg
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Re:Broad beans
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June 18, 2004, 11:07:11 »
I'll try to remind you...
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gilgamesh
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Re:Broad beans
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June 18, 2004, 11:38:49 »
Went to my sister-in-law's house yesterday to collect a broody bantam, and she's got a couple of "broad beans" that I'm not sure of. They are about 5 ft tall, and have the characteristic square stems, but are loaded with 3-4 in long pods all the way up. Does that sound familiar to anyone? They are self-evidently a vetch, but I'm wondering if they are a tic bean.
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tim
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Just like the old days!
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June 18, 2004, 12:15:50 »
db - if you ever have old beans, just skin them. Some chefs do that with any beans. And you pay for it!! = Tim
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legless
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Cheltenham, UK
Re:Broad beans
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June 18, 2004, 14:08:12 »
very lightly cooked (boiled or steamed)
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cleo
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June 18, 2004, 17:45:11 »
A bit premature for this one but old beans can be cooked,remove the tough skin and make a `Dhal`
Stephan
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Derekthefox
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Hectare
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Re:Broad beans
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June 18, 2004, 18:30:32 »
A gorgeous way I enjoy them is poached in a very light white sauce (butter, flour, milk), with perhaps a touch of onion or garlic to add flavour. They are positively divine, words cannot describe the ecstasy of those first beans. As I write, my first Duke of York new pots are simmering on the stove, hope to get my first beans over the weekend.
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Derekthefox
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June 18, 2004, 18:33:25 »
Yes, cleo, I have done similar - pureed beans (but I leave the skins in), lashings of garlic and oil, and chili and onion to taste. Makes a nice simple dish with nan and salad.
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